Fertilizer-distributer.



T. B. INGRAM. FERTILIZER DISTRIBUTEE.

APPLICATION rum) D20. 22, 1900.

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' THOMAS 1B. INGRAM, or MONTGOMERY, aimsamL- assrenon or ONE-HALF 'ro WILLIAM J. GARDNER, F MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA.

FERTILIZEBrDISTRIBU-TER.

Application filed December 22, 1909. Serial No. 534,427;

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS B.- INGRAM, a

citizen of the United States, and a resident tion, reference being had to the accompany-' of Montgomery, inthe county of Montgomery and State of Alabama, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fertilizer-Distributers,"of which the following is a .full and clear specificain drawings, in whichigure 1 is a perspective paratus showing in dotted lines the distributing spout extended; Fig. 2 a view partly in side elevation and partly in section,'the section being taken on Fig. 1 at right angles to the line on which Flg. 3 is taken; and Fig. 3 a vertical sectional view vtaken at right angles to the line on which Fig. 2 is taken. I

The object of this invention is toprovide a sim 1e and inex ensive hand-implement by wh1ch the fertilizer may be deposited in predetermined quantities, the device being easily operated .and being inexpensive and tension Q of the hopper. To the upper edge durable in construction, as more fully hereinafterset forth.

In the drawings a d i 'nates a wooden hopper tapering downwardly, to whdse upper edge is attached a flexible bag-like. ex-

of this hopper b is attached a strap 0 to engage over the shoulder of the operator, and

to the lower edge of this flexible extension of the hopper is attached a body band 0 which is adapted to go around the "body of the operator in the manner of a belt. J our naled in the wooden part a of the hopper is a shaft d which carries a series of stirrer. ins e within the hopper and a lateral operating handle f outsi e the hopper, which handle projects laterally beyond the side of the hopper a. The bottom of the hopper coriupwardly sists of a plate 9 hinged at h to the horizontal pivot on one of the inner walls of the hopper, the hopper bottom being inclined downwardly from said hin towardthe other side of the hopper. W en the bottom of the hopper is closed its side edges bear against inwardly flan es z attached to the opposite walls of the opper, and the adjustment of the hop.- er bottom to determine the quantity of ertilizer discharged is secured by. a curved rod or bar 7' ivotally attached to the under side of the upper bottom and extending view of my a pextending outwardly through a hole in one wallof the hopper. The lower edge'of" this bar j is provided with a series of notches any one of which may be engaged with the lower edge of a hole in a metal catchmplate 7c fastened to the outside of the hopper, whereby the hopper bottom. may be opened and held openat the desired point to determine the quantity of fertilizer discharged. 7 Attached to and depending from the hopper a is a metal funnel-like extension Z of the'hopper, whose lower end terminates in a depending cylindrical tube on. Surrounding this tube m is another tube n, which is slidable thereon. Pivotally attached to a lateral lug or ear 0 at\the lower end of tube at is an upright rod 17 which is provided with a ring 9 at its upper end, said rod being long enough to permit the ring 9 to be engaged over the end of the lever f, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1 when the tube n is drawn upward to 1ts inoperative position.

In using this apparatus, the operator hangs strap a on his left shoulder and holds the hopper against his person by means of the belt-like band'c'. As he walks alon the row, he slowly works the lever f up and down, which stirs the fertilizer suiliciently to keep it moving in a substantially constant stream downwardly off the edge of the hopper bottom g, this bottom first having been adjusted to feed the quantity per acre desired. The operator at the same time holds rod g in his right hand and pushes or lets down s out n to a point near the ground, td-enab e the fertilizer to be deposited at the point desired on the ground. By being able to freely manipulate the extension by means of the long rod 1; it will be observed that the operator can readily deposit the fertilizer at the point desired and thereby avoid scattering and wasting it. When the apparatus is not in use, the extensible spout may be locked in its drawnup position b slipping the ring g onto the pro ecting en of lever f, as shown in dotted lines.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In combination with a hopper and means for attaching it to the body of the operator, a stirrer therein, :an operating handle attached to the stirrer exteriorly of the hopper, means for regulating the discharge of the fertilizer an extensible deosit spout depending i rom the hopper, a lbng operatin rod attachedto the lower end of the extensi le part of the spout and provided at its upper end with a ring adapted to engage over said handle.

2. In combination with a hopper and means for attaching it to the person of the operator, a stirring means in the hopper, a bottom plate in the hopper hinged to one side of the interior thereof and extending downwardly in an inclined direction across the hopper, means for adjusting the angular position of the 'plate to regulatethe feed, and means attached to the hopper for depositing the discharged fertilizer.

3. In combination with a hopper and terlal said means embodying an extensible spout consisting of telescopin tubes, a rod attached to the lower end of 51 outer tube and extending upwardly to a point within reach of the operator, whereby the 0 erator may extend and withdraw the sliding outer tube as he walks along the ground.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my slgnature in the presenceof two witnesses this 20th day of December "1909.

. THOMAS B. INGRAM.

W. ALLEN, B. F. DAVIDSON. 

